The NCAA tournament and spring break are two events that are strikingly similar. Let me explain. Spring break happens every year about this time. So does the NCAA tournament. Thousands of men and women college students flock to places of a warm temperature so that they can indulge in good spirits and ...
The University of Memphis Department of Communication is taking applications for the first Civil Rights Speech Contest to be held in January of 2001, honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The idea was presented by David Acey to Dr. Larry Frey, the new chairperson of the Department of Communication, ...
An agreement between the University of Memphis and Jackson State Community College in Jackson, Tenn. will allow students to earn a bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology from the U of M while attending classes in Jackson. The engineering Technology program is a math-and science-oriented program ...
O - Outkast U - Undeniably T - Takes the K - Kake A - Again with S - Stankonia T - This time Outkast has done it again with their newest release, Stankonia. The group entered the southern hip-hop scene in 1993 with Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, then followed up with ATLiens in 1996 and Aquemini in ...
Carpe Diem. Seize the day! I've had tests, a job, sleep, rent and food to worry about just like everyone else. But for some reason, I chose this week to take some time out and evaluate myself. I looked through some of my old writings from my undergrad days. Some were pretty good. Others - I wonder what ...
The University of Memphis Department of Political Science and the College of Arts and Sciences' establishment of the Benjamin Hooks Institute for Social Change held a symposium yesterday, featuring civil rights activist Russell Sugarmon, husband and wife activists Maxine and Vasco Smith and Benjamin ...
Faculty and staff at the Division of Health Administration at The U of M have new healthcare officials on the advisory board who will provide them with relevant advice on keeping the administration's programs "on track." Areas in the division include the graduate program in Health Administration and ...
Two drug-related calls to The U of M police resulted in three misdemeanor citations and one arrest Sunday at the Richardson Towers South and Robison Hall dormitories. The calls concerned two seperate reports of possession of marijuana. According to campus police reports, the first incident occurred ...
If there is one CD worth checking out this year, this one is it. Guru has done a great job at what a lot of artists are trying to do these days, compile a host of great artists onto one album, making the various styles work together. Of the 16 tracks on this album, you don't want to miss one. Guru starts ...
The University of Memphis Presidential Advisory Committee will hold a meeting Thursday evening in hopes of clearing up some details regarding the selection of the final four candidates chosen to be interviewed for the position of U of M president. The firm of Heidrick and Struggles was hired to find ...
